Roostcock
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. UK, dialectal, obsolete
"No matter whether his nag have the stringhalt, and steps like a roostcock, or has wind-galls the size of bladders, or has been fired till his legs resemble a scored griskin, the BUTCHER's Boy braves every competitor in the race"
Example
More examples"No matter whether his nag have the stringhalt, and steps like a roostcock, or has wind-galls the size of bladders, or has been fired till his legs resemble a scored griskin, the BUTCHER's Boy braves every competitor in the race"
Etymology
From roost + cock.
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